Alabama is the home of rockets, research, and immense natural resources. We are also, unfortunately, one of only six states that still base funding for public schools on enrollment. This […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Alabama Space Grant Consortium at the University of Alabama in Huntsville received a major boost from the National Space Club – Huntsville Chapter to support a 2024-25 […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville Parks & Recreation will open registration next week for its popular Male Mentorship Program. The program for the upcoming school year is also looking for dedicated and compassionate […]

HUNTSVILLE – Local classrooms are preparing to re-open for the 2024-25 school year next month and Huntsville’s Parks & Recreation department and the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library are throwing a […]

MONTGOMERY – Readin’ and writin’ and ‘rithmetic … Yep, in just a couple of weeks the kids will be out the door and headed to school. To prepare for the […]

BIRMINGHAM — Students from six North Alabama high schools have been awarded scholarships by the NaphCare Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the safety and wellbeing of communities through […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville re-opens classrooms the first of August, and ahead of that date students and families who need a little extra help are invited to gather donated supplies at […]

DECATUR — Austin Middle School was among three Alabama schools honored Tuesday by the Southern Regional Education Board at its Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville. Decatur’s Austin Middle School, […]

HUNTSVILLE – Jennifer Geist is going back to school. Geist, who served as executive director of the homeless advocacy center First Stop during three years of unprecedented growth, has been […]

HUNTSVILLE – The first day for students at Huntsville City Schools is the first of August, and in preparation the Huntsville Parks & Recreation Department will open after-school program registration […]

WASHINGTON – Recognized for his work with students, and not just his JROTC classes, Army Lt. Col. Wayne Davenport of Trussville has been named by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville as […]

HARTSELLE – The “Golden” era will soon begin for the Hartselle High School boys basketball program. At least the Tigers can hope that’s the case after the school named Josh […]

HUNTSVILLE – Ahead of an upcoming school supply giveaway, Huntsville’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (ODEI) and Community Awareness for Youth (CAFY) are asking the community to help Stuff the Bus this weekend. […]

SHEFFIELD – School’s not back for another month, but it’s not too late to help students with their school supplies. To that end, Bank Independent has launched its 11th annual […]

HARVEST – Sparkman High School has filled three coaching positions recently, including the girls and boys basketball positions and the girls soccer job. In a news release, the school announced […]

PRICEVILLE — There’s a running joke that you can use duct tape for just about anything. But, did anyone have “Design a tux for prom” on their bingo card? Aidan […]

ROGERSVILLE — When about 100 first graders from Brooks Elementary School in Lauderdale County excitedly stepped off three yellow school buses for an educational program at Joe Wheeler State Park […]

HUNTSVILLE – Summer officially begins Thursday at exactly 3:51 p.m. and ends early Sept. 22. Long before then, however, the coming school year will be in full swing; as early […]

HUNTSVILLE — Longtime PTA Leader and community advocate Chaundra Jones has  qualified for the Huntsville City School Board District 1 which includes most of Northwest Huntsville.  Jones is running to […]

FLORENCE – What started as a neighborhood Halloween display has morphed into a whole community of gift givers known by the collective of The Birthday Fairy. “When we started the […]

HARTSELLE – Brad Phillips, a Hazel Green native who has spent 15 seasons coaching at Troy University and the University of South Alabama, has been hired to replace the late […]

MONTGOMERY – Two public school systems in the Tennessee Valley received federal rebate funding earmarked for the purchase of clean buses, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell announced. The money is part […]

MADISON — It’s one of the fastest growing cities in the state and Madison is growing its school system. The Madison Board of Education approved a $49.2 million contract Wednesday […]

RUSSELLVILLE –  From nearly 1,000 to one. That’s the territory covered by the Tharptown High School rocketry team during nationals this year. But the team has been gaining ground lo […]